1.

Vocabulario

• Quite: muy o bastante

• Town: pueblo
• Lawyer: abogado / abogada
• Miss: extrañar
• Move: mudarse
• Parents: padres
• Greece: Grecia

2. Lee el texto y luego contesta las preguntas

“Hello! My first name is Pierre and my surname is Shaw. I am twenty-

five years old. I was born in Berlin but I live in a quite small town
called Loutraki. It is located in Greece. I live in a big apartment with
my wife and my two children. I have a daughter and a son. My
daughter’s name is Susana; she is three years old.

My son’s name is Paul; he’s three months old. My wife’s name is

Emily; she is Spanish. I am a lawyer and my wife is a pilot. We have
lived in Greece for four years. I love living here but my wife misses
Barcelona a lot; her parents live there. We are moving to Spain next
year in October.”
1. Vocabulario

• Wonderful: maravilloso
• Dish: plato
• Hide-and-seek: el escondite, las escondidas (juego de niños)
• The elderly: ancianos
• Meaningful: significativo
• Laugh: reírse

2. Lee el texto y luego contesta las preguntas

Family Celebration in Ecuador

Hello this is Jack reporting from the Annual Family Celebration in

Quito, Ecuador. People are having a wonderful time. Most men are
cooking a traditional dish called Fanesca. Some women are playing
hide-and-seek with their children. The elderly are listening to old
music and telling stories from the past.

I am here with Mario Velasco, the event organizer, and I want to ask
him a couple of questions:

Reporter: Mario, how long is the event?

Mario: Well, it started yesterday at 7 am and it’ll finish tomorrow at
9 pm with a concert.
Reporter: Is this event meaningful for Ecuadorian families?
Mario: Yes, absolutely. Just look at the people. They are laughing,
dancing or just relaxing.
Reporter: Thank Mario for your time and for the event.

That is all for now. I am Jack Baker. Bye-bye.

1. Vocabulario

• Large family: familia grande

• Extended family: parientes lejanos o familia que no es tan
cercana
• Siblings: hermanos y hermanas
• Tell the truth: decir la verdad
• Get along: llevarse bien (con alguien)
• Lovely couple: pareja encantadora

2. Lee la siguiente entrevista a una estrella del pop (Frank)

quien habla sobre su familia y luego responde las preguntas.

Reporter: Welcome to a new episode of “Famous People’s Families”.

Today we are going to talk about the family of the new pop star Frank
Coleman. Hello Frank. Do you have a large or a small family?
Frank: Hello. I would say small. My family consists of my wife, my son,
my parents and my two sisters.
Reporter: What about your extended family?
Frank: My father has twelve siblings and my mother seven. So I have
ten uncles and nine aunts, but to tell you the truth I only see them at
Christmas.
Reporter: Do you get along well with your sisters?
Frank: My sisters’ names are Rose and Rachel. I love my family more
than anything, so we get along well. I call them every week. It is a very
close relationship.
Reporter: Tell us about your parents.
Frank: Well, they are my heroes. My mom’s name is Ivana. She is from
Russia. She is 62 years old and is really beautiful. My father’s name is
Ralph. She is a dentist. They make a lovely couple.
Reporter: Would you like to have more children?
Frank: Yes! Actually, Elizabeth, my wife, is pregnant. We are exited and
happy. My parents don’t know yet. We are going to tell them tomorrow.
Reporter: Wow, that’s really good news. Thank you Frank for being
here and for telling us about your family.
1. Vocabulario

o Both: ambos o ambas

o Quite: muy o bastante
o Sausage: salchicha
o Spicy: picante
o For starters: para empezar
o Road: carretera
o Safe: seguro
o Thin: delgado
o Handsome: bien parecido o guapo

2. Lee la entrevista a Mary Brian, una persona que ha vivido en

Australia y Estados Unidos texto, y luego contesta alas preguntas:

Reporter: Mary, please tell us what you think about Australia and The
United States.
Mary: Well, they are really nice countries and I love both of them. They
are quite different, though.
Reporter: Tell us about those differences.
Mary: For starters, the US is larger than Australia and there are more
people there than in Australia.
Reporter: What about the food?
Mary: I love Australian food, especially Cabanossi; it is a type of
sausage. Food in Australia is more traditional and spicier than in the
States.
Reporter: I’ve heard that Americans drive faster than Australians.
Mary: Yeah, that’s right. Roads in the US are usually safer and bigger
than in Australia so people can drive faster.
Reporter: Is it true that people in Australia are taller and thinner than
in the US?
Mary: I don’t know. Probably you are right, but I am not sure.
Reporter: Finally, lets talk about men.
Mary: Men are most of the times more handsome in Australia. However,
my husband is American and he is pretty attractive.
Reporter: Thank you Mary for your time.
1. Vocabulario:
o Heavy: pesado
o Hazel: color avellana
o Outgoing: extrovertido
o Gorgeous: beautiful
o Seem: parecer
o Reserved: reservado
o Get along: llevarse bien con una persona
o Excited: emocionado o emocionada
o Thin: delgado o delgada

2. Lee el siguiente correo electrónico sobre los nuevos compañeros

de casa de Arnold en Liverpool; luego contesta las preguntas sobre el
texto.

Dear Francesca,

I arrived in Liverpool two days ago and I just met my roommates. I

have three roommates. Bill is from Switzerland; he is tall and heavy;
he has got hazel eyes. He is friendly and outgoing. Suzanne is
gorgeous; she is from Cape Verde so she speaks Portuguese and
English quite well. She seems to have a strong personality; I think we
will get along well. Felipe comes from Peru. He is short, thin and
athletic. He loves sports, especially rugby. He is reserved so he
doesn’t talk much.

I am so excited because tomorrow we are going to the Beatles

museum. I hope you are having a great time in The Bahamas. Tell
me about all what you’ve done there.

Love,
Arnold
1. Vocabulario:

o Profile: perfil
o Must: deber
o How about?: ¿Qué te parece?
o Early: temprano
o Whole: completo o completa
o Whom: a quién
o Parents: padres
o Let me know: avísame
2. Lee la siguiente conversación y luego responde las
preguntas de forma correcta.

Anastasia: Tomorrow is Raul’s birthday.

Rebecca: Isn’t it next week?
Anastasia: No, I looked at his Facebook profile and confirmed that it is
tomorrow.
Rebecca: We must do something to celebrate his birthday.
Anastasia: Yes. How about a surprise party on Friday?
Rebecca: Great idea. What time?
Anastasia: I think at 7 pm it is fine.
Rebecca: I think it is too early, how about at 9?
Anastasia: OK. But I have to work early on Saturday, so I can’t stay for
the whole party.
Rebecca: No problem. And whom should we invite?
Anastasia: Well, his wife and his parents.
Rebecca: We should also invite his friends from work.
Anastasia: Sure, where is the party?
Rebecca: Well, it will be in your house, right?
Anastasia: I do not know. I should ask John first.
Rebecca: OK. Let me know as soon as possible to start organizing
everything.
1. Vocabulario:
o Researcher: investigador
o Research: investigación
o Fit something or someone in: hacer un lugar o hacer espacio
o Look forward: esperar con interés o desear
o Findings: descubrimientos o hallazgos

2. Lee la siguiente conversación y luego responde las preguntas de

forma correcta.

Mr. Allen: Good morning Ms. Green I’d like you to meet Mr.
Hernandez from Raff Market Research.
Ms. Green: Pleased to meet you, Mr. Hernandez. I’m Rita Green.
Mr. Hernandez: Pleased to meet you, too.
Mr. Allen: Mr. Hernandez is a market researcher. He’s been
analyzing our company for 2 years for a research project.
Ms. Green: That’s wonderful. Would it be possible to talk about your
research project next week?
Mr. Hernandez: Oh, sorry I’ll be at a symposium in San Francisco.
What about tomorrow in the morning?
Ms. Green: Let me talk to my assistant to check if I can fit you in
tomorrow morning. My secretary will let you know today.
Mr. Hernandez: It was nice meeting you. I look forward to
discussing the findings of my research.
Ms. Green: That’ll be great. I hope to see you soon, Mr. Hernandez.
Goodbye.
Mr. Allen: Goodbye Ms. Green.
Mr. Hernandez: Goodbye Ms. Green. Have a good day.
1. Vocabulario:

• Hectic: agitado
• Enjoy: disfrutar
• Grade: grado o curso
• Pick up: recoger
• Politics: política
• Quit: renunciar

2. Lee el siguiente texto sobre las rutinas de un hombre

llamado Mathew y luego contesta las preguntas de
comprensión

My friend Mathew has a very hectic life. For starters, he has three
jobs. In the morning he works as a teacher, in the afternoon as a taxi
driver and at night as a singer. Mathew wakes up at 4 am, he takes a
shower, gets dressed and goes to school. He doesn’t have time for
breakfast at home so he has breakfast at school. Mathew teaches 5th
grade. He loves children so enjoys his work.

At 12:30 Mathew always has lunch with his coworkers. Then he goes
to his father’s house to pick up his father’s taxi and begins working as
a taxi driver. He is a good driver and likes talking to passengers
about politics and sports. Mathew has a rock band; at night the band
plays some music at a local bar. After singing for two hours, he goes
back home, has dinner and watches a little TV.

Mathew’s wife is pregnant; so he will quit two of his jobs soon. He

wants to share a lot of time with his family in the future.
1. Vocabulario

o Want: querer
o Smartphone: teléfono inteligente
o Husband: esposo
o Improve: mejorar
o Single father: padre soltero

2. Ejercicio: resuelve el siguiente ejercicio de lectura fácil con base

en el siguiente texto.

My favorite things

Hello, I am Ross from Glasgow and I want to tell you about my two
favorite things.

My car is my second favorite on my list of favorite things. I am a

single father and I have 4 small children. Because of that, I need a
mode of transportation to take my children to school, to the movies,
or to visit their mother and her new husband in a city near Glasgow.

First place on my list is my phone; what I mean is, my smartphone. I

use it all day. In the morning I use it as an alarm to wake up; then I
listen to music on the bus when I go to work; in the afternoon I send
messages to my friends and my girlfriend on Facebook or WhatsApp.
Right now I am studying French and I use some of the apps on my
phone to improve my French.
Vocabulario:
o Own: poseer o ser dueño de
o Mansion: mansión
o Guess: suponer o creer
o Large: grande
o Terrace: terraza
o Well equipped: bien equipado o equipada
o Terrified: aterrorizado o aterrorizada
o Gathering: reunión
o Remind: hacer recordar
o Fun: diversión

Ejercicio:
Lee el texto donde se describe una mansión y luego contesta las
preguntas.

My uncle’s house

I do not own a mansion, but I have an uncle who does. I guess it can
be given the name “mansion” because there are more than ten
bedrooms and a total of eight bathrooms. It has two living rooms and
a large hall that leads to the terrace. The kitchen is huge and well
equipped. There are three floors in this mansion. As much as I always
loved it when I was a kid I was terrified of walking around at night
because of how big it was. Now that I go back there for parties and
for family gatherings I feel a lot of nostalgia and I’m reminded of how
much fun we had running in the halls of my uncle’s mansion.